Wilton Daniel Gregory

His Eminence Wilton Daniel Gregory
Cardinal, Archbishop of Washington
Cardinal Gregory in 2024
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Washington
See	Washington
Appointed	April 4, 2019
Installed	May 21, 2019
Predecessor	Donald William Wuerl
Other post(s)	Apostolic Administrator of Saint Thomas (2020-2021) Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (2020-)
Orders
Ordination	May 9, 1973 by John Cody
Consecration	December 13, 1983 by Joseph Bernardin
Created cardinal	November 28, 2020 by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Wilton Daniel Gregory (1947-12-07) December 7, 1947 (age 76) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Denomination	Catholic (Latin Church)
Residence	Washington, D.C., US
Parents	Ethel Duncan Wilton Gregory, Sr.
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Atlanta (2004–2019) Bishop of Belleville (1993–2004) Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago and Titular Bishop of Oliva (1983–1993)
Alma mater	Niles College University of St. Mary of the Lake Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm
Motto	We are the Lord's
Coat of arms

Styles of Wilton Daniel Gregory
Reference style	His Eminence The Most Reverend Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Wilton Daniel Gregory (born December 7, 1947) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington since 2019. Pope Francis elevated him to the rank of cardinal on November 28, 2020. He is the first African-American cardinal.^[1]

Gregory previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 1983 to 1994; as bishop of the Diocese of Belleville in Illinois, from 1994 to 2004; and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta in Georgia from 2005 to 2019. He was the first Black president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). He served as president from 2001 to 2004, when the USCCB issued the "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" in response to the sexual abuse scandal in the US Catholic church.